Pink and blue Xbox 360 wireless controllers get street dates, color changes

For all you fashion plates and bon vivants (and also little boys and girls), we don't want you to forget that Microsoft is introducing two new colors into its multi-hued, wireless, Xbox 360 controller-world on October 2nd: blue and pastel pink. The weird thing here is that in Japan, a baby blue version of the controller will be available (as pictured), but apparently the Xbox team doesn't seem to think the market in the States is ready for such a bold color choice. Regardless, if you really need to get the lighter color, you can plan for the Japanese release date of November 1st.

[Via Joystiq]

[Rainier @ Sep 12th 2007 1:05PM]

Pretty colors.

[Melissa @ Sep 15th 2007 11:44PM]

YES!!! Finally I can have a controller that my husband and SONS won't touch!!! WooHoo!!! LOL Love the idea!

[Simon @ Sep 12th 2007 1:09PM]

Why was the picture changed?! Those girls were hot!

[Matt B @ Sep 12th 2007 1:12PM]

Nothing screams hardcore like pastels.

[oshean @ Sep 12th 2007 5:35PM]

Pink is like red but not quite.

[Victor @ Sep 12th 2007 1:13PM]

I want to see the other pic... and I'd kinda like to see what the blue looks like...

[artman1033 @ Sep 12th 2007 1:13PM]

Are these going to catch on fire? Overheat?



How's the warranty?

[noazark @ Sep 12th 2007 1:17PM]

it was my impression that America was built apon bold choices. God bless us, and go ahead and send baybe blue our way.

[Neon Jebus @ Sep 12th 2007 1:17PM]

Right now I'm craving cotton candy and I can't figure out why...

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Sep 12th 2007 1:19PM]

I hope that light-blue controller looks better in person, because the picture makes it look like an egg dunked in some crappy watercolor or something.

[jman @ Sep 12th 2007 1:24PM]

why?

[HineyWipe @ Sep 12th 2007 1:32PM]

So, now we can get a Pink Ring of Death, or Baby Blue Ring of Death??
Will there be a Barbie or Easy-Bake Oven 360 Edition? Maybe a Swarovski-encrusted headset?

[Eldiablo @ Sep 12th 2007 3:54PM]

I really don't want to experience a pink ring of death - red sounds painful enough.

I'm hoping that these users are somehow identified in XboxLive! At least against the pink users, I'm likely to be a little less dead in GoW.

[Paul C @ Sep 12th 2007 1:43PM]

They must have had some left over Zune paint.

[mcatrage @ Sep 12th 2007 1:46PM]

These colors are obviously not for the color blind because I thought those were the normal controllers pictured.

[Eric V @ Sep 12th 2007 1:47PM]

Does Microsoft even know who their target audience is? It appears as though they think we are 12 year old girls...

Tip:
How about a glossy dark blue, red, etc... None of these pastel baby colors please.

Microsoft I'm a man damn it! :)

[Ellianth @ Sep 12th 2007 2:45PM]

I think both of those look nice. Why would you complain about having a choice? If you don't like it buy another color. And since when do 12 year old girls not play video games?

[Ellianth @ Sep 12th 2007 2:45PM]

I think both of those look nice. Why would you complain about having a choice? If you don't like it buy another color. And since when do 12 year old girls not play video games?

[Ellianth @ Sep 12th 2007 2:47PM]

OMG MY ENGADGET LIFE IS OVER!!!

Sorry for the double (now tripple) post. Hopefully you turned off "email me when someone~." If not I apologize for the spam :'(.

[Adam @ Sep 12th 2007 1:49PM]

I like how this comes on the heels of that article about pink gadgets patronizing women.

[FrankTheCrank @ Sep 12th 2007 1:53PM]

*scratches head, wonders why?

This makes no sense at all.

[Adam @ Sep 12th 2007 1:54PM]

Matches the zune anyone???

[soniiic @ Sep 12th 2007 2:04PM]

it's not only in Japan- according to amazon that baby blue colour will also be available in the UK

"Wireless Controller: Light Blue (Xbox 360)
by Microsoft"

[JayCaesar @ Sep 12th 2007 2:05PM]

I agree with moses nothing pink gets close to my 360 ill drop kick if one of my friends comes to my house with a pink controller....

[lothar @ Sep 12th 2007 3:41PM]

You guys just dont get the pink controller do you, its there for when your friends come over you make them use it just to razz them.

[Rob @ Sep 12th 2007 2:15PM]

Ok, I don't own an Xbox, and probably still bitter about not winning that "300 Limited Edition Xbox 360." But, those are some ugly colors.

By the way, are those remotes easier to use than the PlayStation's? They look a bit strange. Although I must say that having the joystick on the left higher makes some sense. But, it forces you to till the remote to the right.

[Lennie Medlin @ Sep 12th 2007 2:17PM]

After you get done playing a bloody shoot em' up you and the Easter bunny can go for a friggin egg hunt....Gross colors for rizzy!

[matt @ Sep 12th 2007 2:21PM]

Finally! Just what I needed to push me over the edge to buy a 360!

[John @ Sep 12th 2007 2:30PM]

I'm reminded of that "patronizing pink" article from a few days ago...

[chadow @ Sep 12th 2007 3:48PM]

When you beat the hell out of someone at your game of choice, you can add insult to injury by doing it with a pink controller. I think its great.

Since when is having a choice of color bad, anyway? People freak out about this, Zune, or anything else that has multiple color choices. It makes no sense to complain about it.

[h0mi @ Sep 12th 2007 4:08PM]

I want a halo 3 green colored controller.

[John @ Sep 12th 2007 5:42PM]

Amen to that. Also a 120 GB hard drive in halo colors.

[The ZeroCorpse @ Sep 12th 2007 7:02PM]

What is with all the pastels in electronics recently? The new iPod nanos have a few lousy colors. I ended up with silver because the actual colored ones were pastel and just ugly. Red might have been OK, but that's a direct-order only and I was in a hurry!

So the practical choices for any male who doesn't go by the name "Tad" or "Peaches" are black and silver.

Same here. Your choices are black or white. Forget seeing any hardcore Halo boys with a pastel pink controller.

But maybe they think more girls will get into gaming if they make more girly accessories. Coming next: The perfumed Wii controller! It gives a pretty scent when you wave it in the air!

[Reginald @ Sep 12th 2007 10:12PM]

Now I can entice the wife to let me get a 360 when Halo 3 comes out! I get the regular white controller and she gets the sissy pink one.

Of course it won't look so good when she whoops my ass in Halo with a pink controller.

[moses @ Sep 13th 2007 9:21AM]

I'll be damned if I let a pink controller connect to my 360...

[Bob @ Sep 13th 2007 5:47AM]

I'll be damned if I use a pink controller, but my "friends" might be interested in it. (hahaha)

[ace @ Sep 25th 2007 7:09PM]

hey does anyone wanna buy a blue and black and white controller i allready have it.